Deadpool’s Creator Rob Liefeld Reacts To The Sequel’s Teaser Trailer

The ‘Deadpool 2’ teaser trailer offers only a few brief glimpses of scenes from the movie. The bulk of it is Ryan Reynolds decked out as Deadpool decked out as painter Bob Ross, offering some painting tips laced with double entendres and racy puns. But… that’s ‘Deadpool’, right? Nothing normal or by-the-books. The first bit of promotion for the film came in the form of a feature in ‘Good Housekeeping’ of all outlets and the first poster was an homage to Norman Rockwell, showing the Merc With A Mouth serving his friends Thanksgiving dinner.

So the Bob Ross-tribute video is the norm for a character that is completely abnormal. And it’s still a lot of fun, even though it was short on film footage, which fans are anxiously awaiting. Then again, the movie is still half a year away, so there’s plenty of time for 20th Century Fox to dole out the over-the-top action and absurdity.

One person who is still a fan-at-heart is Rob Liefeld, the comic book writer/artist who created Deadpool as well as his upcoming costars Cable and Domino. While he does have an inside track that most of us don’t, he was still treated to the teaser at the same time as the rest of the world and here is his reaction:

“Proving once again that Ryan Reynolds is the living embodiment of all things Deadpool, the fans should study every frame of this magnificent work for its pure unadulterated genius. As always, I’m in awe. Aren’t we all?

“Oh yeah, and the movie looks good too!”

Don’t let his last comment fool you into thinking he didn’t care for the actual trailer. He took to Instagram to share a piece of artwork he crafted in tribute to it:

Jason Motes

Jason's earliest memory is of watching 'Batman,' followed shortly by a memory of playing Batman & Robin with a friend, which entailed running outside in just their underwear and towels as capes. When adults told them they couldn't run around outside in their underwear, both boys promptly whipped theirs off and ran around in just capes. Jason's father gamely agreed to read him comic books as bedtime stories instead of 'Snow White.' (Super Friends being his favorite.) Jason saw all of the original Star Wars movies (and Indiana Jones and Superman and Star Trek...) in the theaters. Yes, he is old. And grew up in the most GEEKTASTIC decade ever, the 80s, devouring a steady diet of GI Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Princess of Power and (best of all) Jem! (It totally counts as sci fi! They had a sentient computer that projected holograms!) Jason has studied literature, journalism, film history and has a degree in creative writing (and a minor in psychology) from the University of South Alabama. He has worked as a technical writer and proofreader. These days, most of his creative energy goes into his blog and writing for this site! He lives with the cutest puppies ever.